Layla stepped off the treadmill and made a grab for her towel. Wiping the perspiration from her face and neck, she looked around her to find the gym practically empty. Only a couple of bored looking attendants manned the reception desk. She had pushed herself hard that evening and was eager to hit the showers and freshen up.

The changing room was deserted when she entered. She thought to herself

Maybe it was the heat of the early summer sun that day or perhaps it was the topic of our playful conversation that caused our pulses to quicken as we walked through the castle grounds. You had teased me relentlessly about my inhibitions when it comes to outdoor ummm.... activities. There was some truth in what you said, I always worried about the risk of getting caught.

"But that's all part of

I walked out the changing area to a voice saying "to small"?, the store girl right on the money with her prediction. Yes yes, you were right i say, way to small so gloat now if you like, looking her dead strait, serious faced in the eye. Large it is then hey, just like i said before she utters under her breath grinning. She has every right to gloat really as she helped me round the store, helping